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<div>Monsanto says it is offering to acquire Swiss agrochemical company Syngenta, for an amount equal to $45 billion US dollars.</div><p>Fri, 08 May 2015 21:49:19 +0000James Howard40847 at http://peoriapublicradio.orgSwiss agrochemical company rejects Monsanto buy-outMonsanto Inches Closer To Biggest Biotech Launch In Company’s Historyhttp://peoriapublicradio.org/post/monsanto-inches-closer-biggest-biotech-launch-company-s-history
<div><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">To counter a “super weed” epidemic plaguing farmers, agribusiness giant Monsanto is steadily moving forward on the introduction of its next major wave of genetically engineered crops.</span></p></div><div>Fri, 06 Feb 2015 12:40:43 +0000Robert Holly36067 at http://peoriapublicradio.orgMonsanto Inches Closer To Biggest Biotech Launch In Company’s HistorySeed companies fight to keep independencehttp://peoriapublicradio.org/post/seed-companies-fight-keep-independence
<p>As big box stores dominated the retail landscape over the past two decades, some shoppers save found it difficult to find independent stores. It is the same out in the cornfields, where farmers have a lot fewer companies to choose from when they buy the seeds to plant their crops. Many seed companies have been taken over by large corporations such as Monsanto and DuPont. But as Harvest Public &nbsp;Media’s Bill Wheelhouse reports, one seed company in the region continues to thrive:</p><p></p><p></p>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:21:05 +0000Denise Molina4001 at http://peoriapublicradio.orgSeed companies fight to keep independence